Death Rattle, Terry C. Johnston
Death Rattle, Terry C. Johnston
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Death Rattle

Author: Terry C. Johnston

Series: Titus Bass Series #8

Narrator: Alex Boyles

Unabridged: 19 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/16/2025

Synopsis

With the end of the beaver trade at hand, free trappers like Titus Bass must somehow make their way on a changing frontier.Drawn by the promise of adventure and wealth, Bass joins an expedition to Spanish California, where the ranchos have horses and mules in abundance. Their plan is to steal the livestock and drive it back east across the great Mojave Desert to sell to fur traders for top dollar. But pursuit by formidable Mexican soldiers and an attack by fierce Digger Indians take their toll on Bass and his fellow raiders.Arriving back in the Rockies, the mountain man discovers that even the famous Jim Bridger has abandoned trapping and settled down to trade with overland immigrants plying the Oregon Trail. Wondering where his own trail will lead him, Bass journeys south for a reunion with an old friend in Taos—only to be caught up in the “Taos Rebellion.” And in its tragic aftermath, Titus finds himself once again an outsider in a world he no longer recognizes.

About Terry C. Johnston

Terry C. Johnston (1947–2001) is recognized as a master of the American historical novel. His grand adventures of the American West combine the grace and beauty of a natural storyteller with complete dedication to historical accuracy and authenticity. He was born in 1947 on the plains of Kansas and lived all his life in the American West. His first novel, Carry the Wind, won the Medicine Pipe Bearer Award from the Western Writers of America, and his subsequent books have appeared on bestseller lists throughout the country.

About Alex Boyles

Alex Boyles has been acting pretty much his entire life. He got his BA in theater–acting/directing performance from CSU Long Beach and his MFA in acting performance from Ohio State University. He started narrating audiobooks in 2019 and hasn’t looked back!

Reviews

Goodreads review by Larry on August 04, 2022

Second to the last of the Titus Bass series. 5 in the line. Do not start reading this book first. You will be lost.......more

Goodreads review by Jim on April 19, 2012

The Story of Titus Bass and friends continues. Loved it.......more

Goodreads review by David on May 08, 2017

Finally made my way through this dreary book. Dreary because while the author does an excellent job of describing the times, the culture, the people, etc. (as well as the guns and knives) the author dwells like a sullen teenager over a spurned love for page after page about the dying beaver trade an......more

Goodreads review by Joe on April 04, 2024

Growing despondent that I’m nearing the end of the series. Don’t pick this one up unless you’ve read the other 7 preceding books in the series first. You’ll be lost, though the authors references events from the other novels often and what other book in the series they’re from. On to #9, wind walker. T......more

Goodreads review by Pa on August 14, 2008

This is another in a long series of books about mountain man Titus Bass. This one near the end of his career takes place in the 1840's. Seems to be well researched and historically accurate. Generally a good read.......more

Quotes

“A now aged, bone–weary Titus Bass, a mountain man and trapper who will hang onto his old ways under the Big Sky where…The death rattle is also for a way of life trampled under the incoming hordes of town-builders and civilizers…Bleak as winter rain, but a wide readership awaits Titus, a character cut from rawhide.” Kirkus Reviews

“Johnston lays the period details on thick: describing every activity of the characters in minute detail.” Publishers Weekly

“One of the great frontier historical novelists of our generation.” Tulsa World, praise for the author

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